Born in Minsk. Graduated from Belarusian state university (Chemistry Department) and Belarusian state academy of arts. In 2007 entered Le Fresnoy International Studio in France. Award-winner of international festivals.
"A film of horrors" that takes place in the head of almost every inhabitant of Belarus - the last reserve of the socialist system.
Set in a small, typical Belarusian village – granny Sima’s only concern is for the future of her alcoholic son, Vanya. Accompanied by her best friend, a white goat called Manya, she starts a war with her neighbor, Glasha, who happens to be the village Vodka maker…
Yulia, Alesia and Olya are three Belarusian sisters. They grew up in perfect harmony with their environment where they continue to live, engaging in fishing and subsistence farming. Daria Yurkevich frames this innocent existence magnificently, in a “paradise” located… not far from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.